Inventor · Yokohama, JP

Kazuosa Kuma

40Patents
12h-index
45Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 12, 2003 → Oct 3, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7321744B2 Developer container, developer supplying device, and image forming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Expired
US7480476B2 Developer container, developer supplying device, and image forming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Active
US7519317B2 Developer container, developer supplying device, and image forming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Active
US8005406B2 Developer container, developer supplying device, and image forming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Active
US7835673B2 Developer container, developer supplying device, and image forming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Active
US7697870B2 Developer container, developer supplying device, and image forming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Active
US8195070B2 Developer container, developer supplying device, and image forming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US6898407B2 Desktop color image forming apparatus and method of making the same Physics 34 Expired
US7447469B2 Image forming device and mounting member for mounting a toner container thereon Physics 31 Expired
US7215907B2 Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively eliminating color displacements Physics 18 Expired
US7016629B2 Image forming apparatus with discharging unit of increased capacity Physics 17 Expired
US7181152B2 Image forming apparatus for reliably holding attachable units Physics 17 Expired
US7509073B2 Image forming apparatus and belt unit Physics 12 Active
US6970665B2 Image forming apparatus with detachable power-requiring unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7263309B2 Desktop color image forming apparatus and method of making the same Physics 9 Expired
US7627268B2 Image forming apparatus capable of providing a stable belt movement in a belt unit Physics 8 Active
US7899386B2 Image forming apparatus and guide therefor capable of reducing toner scattered on recording medium Physics 7 Active
US7499665B2 Belt device including an annular belt, and an image forming apparatus for detection of rotational angular speed or rotational angular displacement Physics 7 Active
US7933546B2 Lubricant applying device and image forming apparatus Physics 7 Active
US7174121B2 Apparatus for image forming and image developing with an improvement of toner container holding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7400851B2 Image forming apparatus with pressure applying members that apply pressure to support shafts Physics 6 Expired
US7333749B2 Desktop color image forming apparatus and method of making the same Physics 5 Active
US7885588B2 Transfer assembly and image forming apparatus including same Physics 5 Active
US7609998B2 Transfer unit and image forming apparatus Physics 5 Active
US7848692B2 Neutralization unit and image forming apparatus having a neutralization unit for removing electric charge Physics 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.